31 Quotes by Dominican Republic authors

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Voices from the Dominican Republic move with the swing of merengue and the hush of the malecón at dusk. They braid island wit and tender bluntness, vaina and philosophy in the same breath. Between flamboyán shade and colmado chatter, themes of resilience, migration, desire, and memory surface, shadowed by history yet bright with guagua horns and everyday joy. Literature and dichos balance satire and prayer, tigueraje and cariño, the salt of the sea and the sweet of mangú, always rhythmic, unsentimental, and alive.

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"I just try to do what I have to do and let the people out there do what they have to do, which is have fun, scream, yell and jump around. I try to do what I have to do, which is play baseball, and I can only play in that piece of area there, so that's what I try to do"

Pedro Martinez, Athlete

"You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'"

Joaquin Andujar, Athlete

"You can't worry if it's cold; you can't worry if it's hot; you only worry if you get sick. Because then if you don't get well, you die"

Joaquin Andujar, Athlete

"I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard"

Joaquin Andujar, Athlete

"I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me"

Pedro Martinez, Athlete

"I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"I win or I die"

Joaquin Andujar, Athlete

"I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"I'm not keeping track, but the record is there for someone to break"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"I wasn't playing mind games with anybody, I just said what I said. I am responsible for it, but I wish everybody would fall asleep for that one and let me go out there and do my thing"

Pedro Martinez, Athlete

"Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer

"You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"I'm a very restless person. I'm always doing something. The creative process never stops"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer

"I just love the feeling from the fans and when I'm walking on deck I can hear people screaming and wishing you the best. That puts you into the game more than anything"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"Democracy was being saved from Communism by getting rid of democracy"

Juan Bosch, Statesman

"Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"I come to play everyday"

David Ortiz, Athlete

"If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer

"I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer

"Now is the most exciting time in fashion. Women are controlling their destiny now, the consumer is more knowledgeable, and I have to be better every single day"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer

"I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer

"We're dealing with sophisticated customers. What's most important to these women is individuality. I have to create things she'll want to wear, no matter who she is"

Oscar de la Renta, Designer